Dispensing apparatus



J. H. LIMPERT.

DISPENSING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV- 5. I920.

1,387,995. I ted Aug. 16,1921

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L IHII I IIIII 6 1 i8 llIlVE/VTOR. JOHN Human:

14 TTORNEYS JOHN H. LIMPERT, O NEW-YOBK; N. .Y.

prsrnivs no APPA AT SL Application filedNovember 5, 1920. Serial No.422,007.

To all whom it may concern: V Be it known thatfI, JOHN LIMPERT, citizenof the United States, and a resident of thecity of'New York,.borough ofManhattan, in the county and State of New York, have'invented va new andImproved Dispensing Apparatus, .of which the following is ;a fulL-clear,and exact description.

7 This invention relates to dispensingapparatus, and has particularreference to coffee dispensing apparatus.

Anobject of the invention isto provide an apparatus whereby coffeeextract may be mixed at will and in desired quantities with boilingwater; i' Y Another ob'ect of the invention resides in the provision ofmeans whereby'theproporreceptacles.

tions of water and-coffeeextract can be duly regulated by .themanipulation of'a single handle portion whichcontrolsrthe flow of boththe water and *the coffee extract into-the A. further objectresides'inthe provision of "a simple and compact structure which can bereadily attached to any type of cofl ee urn -or percolator now on themarket.

A-still further object of the invention re sides .inv the particularConstruction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described anduclaimedalid shown in the accompanying drawings.

My inve'ntion ingeneral com-prises 'astand upon which a bottleofrcofieeextract maybe placed. This gextractis permitted to flow into a suitablechamber. The hot water with which the extract isito be mixed flowsthrough a faucet. By'the manipulation of ai single element, which isinterposed between the above-mentioned chamber :and the pas sage for thehot-water, a measured amount of extract is permitted toflow through themovable element into the-hot-water passage to pass out into any,suitable receptacle, ithe resultant nixture of-f hot' water and extractmaking thiacoffee.- --It will of course, be observed :that this deviceis applicable :for the proportionate anixing of anytwo liquids5notnecessarilycoffeeextract and water.

The invention is illustrated in the drawrings, of which Figure; isafront Vl6W;0f-tl1at.;p013ti0110f the ;-appar tus the manipulatio ofhrich Specification of Letters Patent. Pgitgjn'ted A .g 16. 1921 effectsthe mixing of the extract andthe a r; Q

Fig. 21s a vertical 2.20f Fig. 1;

section takenon the line F ig.-3 is: a verticalsection taken on the Fig.4 is a horizontal section taken on the line of Fig. 2; I

F ig, 5 is a section taken on the. line H of Fig. 2 showing the handleportion in a diflerent position; and V Fig. 6 is a section takenon theline 6-3-6 of Fig. 2..

. The invention .as shown in the. drawings lis applicable to an urnorreceptacle 1', which contain hot water or any other suitable liquid. Afaucet 2 can be attached tothis receptacle '1 in any suitable andwell-known manner. and have a spout 3. integrally formed.jon,..theupperside of the faucet 2 is a cylindrical receptacle creasing 4:, theupper end of which is open. -Aslot 5 is formed in gtheside of thiscasing, as shown particularly in F ig; 1. YVithin this casing 4: a solidcylindrical block 6 is disposed and fits tightly therein. This block hasa 1101 67011 itsjlower-face into which the upper end .8

of .a valve plug 9 isrigidly seated. This valve plug 9 has the usualaperture 10 through which liquid can flow from :the urn 1 throughthefaucet 2 whenever the plug 9 is disposed 1n the properlposition. The

plug9 is tapered and is provided in its lower end with a threaded boreadapted .to receive the threaded end of anut 11 provided with aflange-port on 12' hearing against .the lower surface "13 .of the faucet2. By tightening the nut 11 the valve plug 9-is firmly seated in theusual manner. This also enables the cylindrical plug- 6 to be-"firmlyheld-on its seat.

The cylindrical plug 6 is provided with chamber 14 therein..-';l;his-charnber 14:- is

adapted to receive a suitable, predetermined quantity jofextract, and{has in its lower face an aperture or v port 15, which, however, is

normallyclosed by'the bottom surface of the casing 4. The casing- 4:is-Eprov'ided in its lower surface with ;a port 16, shown in Fig. 2,with which the port 15 is adapted .to register when the cylindrical plug:6 is moved by .a handlev port??? 17311 9 "the position in respect toeach other.

which the ports 15 and 16 are alined with The chamber 14 is adapted toreceive coffee extract through a port 18 disposed in the lower surfaceof a casing 19, which is suitably fastened to the upper open face of thecasing 4. This casing 19 has a chamber 20 within which the coffeeextract is contained. The upper end of this casing 19 is closed by aplate 21 fastened thereto in any suitable manner. This plate is providedwith a bore 22 into which a stem 23 is tightly fit. This stem has aninner passage 24, the flow of liquid through whichis controlled by avalve 25. This stem can be inserted in the neck 26 of any suitablebottle or receptacle 27.

The plate 21 is provided withan upstanding web portion 28, the upper end29 of which is in the form of a U-shaped bracket adapted to receive thebottle or receptacle 27. A connection 30, attached to the side of thebracket 29, may be connected in any suitable manner to the side of theurn 1. In the normal position of the handle portion 17, the ports 15, 16and 18 are in the relative position shown in Fig. 4. The position of thehandle to which it is moved when coflee extract is to be passed to thefaucet 3 is shown in Fig. 5, together with the position of the ports. I

In the operation of the device, a bottle or receptacle 27, containingthe desired extract of liquid, is placed in position as shown in Fig. 2on the bracket 29,,after'having previously had the stem 23 inserted inthe neck 26 of the bottle. This stem is adapted to tightly fit into thebore 22 and extend into the chamber 20. When the valve 25 is open,

I liquid flows into the chamber20 and fills the same. At this time thechamber 14 is in alinement with the port 18 and the liquid, therefore,falls into the chamber 14. However, the port 15 in the bottom of chamber14 is closed in this position by the bottom surface of easing 4.

When it is desired to admit the water and the coffee extract to asuitable receptacle (not shown), such as a coffee cup, the han- '6 istaking place, the plug 9 is being moved to permit hot water or otherliquid to flow through the passage 10 in this plug 9. It will thereforebe seen that by one movement of the handle 17 a measured amount ofcoffee extract or other liquid is permitted to mix with any desiredquantity of hot water. When the ports are returnedto the normal positionshown in Fig. 4, the passage in the faucet 2 is closed and the chamber14 is brought back into alinement with the port 18, whereby more extractis permitted to flow into the chamber.

It will, therefore, be observed that I have provided a simple, compactand eflicient apparatus which can be readily attached to the side of anyurn or other receptacle. The various parts are supported on the faucet 2and by reason of the connecting member 30 above mentioned. Thisapparatus is adapted for the ready replacement of the receptacle 27, andis also so constructed as to be readily taken apart and cleaned at anytime.

What I claim is:

1. A dispensing apparatus for a liquid receptacle having an outletpassage, comprising a valve in said passage, a liquid chamber associatedwith said receptacle and adapted to receive liquid from a secondreceptacle, a second valve associated with said chamber and having arecess of a definite size therein adapted when the valve is in a normalposition to receive liquid from said chamber, and means for moving bothof the valves to cause the mixture of the liquid from both of saidreceptacles.

2. A dispensing apparatus for a liquid receptacle having an outletpassage, which comprises means for regulating the flow of liquid throughsaid passage, a second receptacle containing liquid associated with thefirst-mentioned receptacle, and means associated with the operation ofsaid valve to mix a quantity of liquid from the second receptaclewith-the liquid from the first receptacle when the valve is operated.

3. A dispensing device for coffee urns having an outlet passage,comprising a chamber adapted to receive coffee extract, a valveassociated with said chamber, a second valve controlling both of saidvalves to admit the coffee-extract into the passage with the liquid fromthe receptacle.

4. A dispensing apparatus for a liquid receptacle, comprising a faucetattached to said receptacle, a valve in said faucet, a casing attachedto said faucet, a valve in said casing having a recess therein ofdefinite size, said valve and said casing having ports adapted when thevalve is operated to register with each other, a liquid chamber attachedto said casing having a' port therein adapted to register with therecess in said valve when the valve is in a normal position, and asupport on said chamber adapted to receive a second liquid receptacle.

5. A dispensing apparatus comprising a faucet, a valve in said faucet, acasing attached to said faucet,'a plug valve in said in the outletpassage, and a single means for casing having a recess therein and aport in 7 the bottom of said recess, connections between the first valveand the plug valve,

' tached to said casing having an aperture therein in alinement with therecess when the plug valve is in its normal position, a support attachedto said liquid chamber, said support adapted to receive a liquidreceptacle, and means for operating both of said valves to open thefaucet at the same time that the recess in the plug valve is alined withthe aperture in the casing. i

6. A dispensing apparatus for a liquid re ceptacle, which comprises afaucet attached to said receptacle, a valve in'said faucet, a casingattached to said faucet, a valve in said casing having a recess thereinof a definite measured size, said valve and said casing having portsadapted to register with each other when the valve is operated, a

liquid chamber attached to said casing having a port therein adapted toregister with the recess in the valve when the valve is in a normalposition, a bracket on said chamber adapted to receive a liquidcontainer, and means connecting said bracket to the first receptacle. i

7. A. liquid dispensing apparatus comprising a faucet, a valve in saidfaucet, a casing on said faucet, a second valve in said casing connectedto the first valve, said second valve having a recess of a definitevolume, a liquid chamber above said casing having a port therein adaptedto register with said recess when said second valve is moved to adefinite position, a bracket mounted on said chamber adaptedto receive aliquid container, and a stem adapted to be connected to said containerwhereby the chamber automaticallv receives liquid from the container asthe liquid is fed from the chamber through said second valve into thefaucet.

' JOHN H. LIMPERT.

